Top Performers of the Week: December 3 -- December 8

The Top Performers of the Week feature highlights the top athletes of each sport currently in play. Check back each week to see which athletes are standing out in Cougar sports.

Trent Plaisted--Men's Basketball--Junior--San Antonio, Texas

Junior forward/center Trent Plaisted averaged 16.5 points, 11.5 rebounds, 3.0 blocks and 2.0 assists in BYU's two games last week while shooting 56.5 percent from the floor. The 6-foot-11 native of San Antonio, Texas, led the Cougars in scoring, rebounding and blocks for the week as the Cougars defeated Weber State 72-57 and suffered a 68-61 defeat to No. 9 Michigan State.

Plaisted pulled down a game-high 15 rebounds against Weber State while scoring 14 points for his third double-double outing of the season. He was a force defensively, rejecting a season-high five blocks in addition to 12 defensive rebounds. He added two assists for the Cougars on the offensive end of the floor. He scored a game-high 19 points on 8-of-14 shooting against No. 9 Michigan State while adding a team-best eight rebounds with two assists and one block. He scored 12 points in the first half to help BYU build a 10-point halftime advantage over the Spartans. Plaisted has averaged 21.3 points and 12.3 rebounds in BYU's three games this year against top-10 teams.